Have you ever heard of a James Bond pen and paper RPG akin to D&D?....

JohnMasterson

I have. It's called James Bond: Role Playing in Her Majesty's Secret Service. I've never played the game myself but since Dungeons & Dragons started off as a pen and paper RPG board game but has since then has evolved into a video game format, I really wish that Role Playing in Her Majesty's Secret Service could become an actual video game too but I seriously doubt that it would happen.

mpoplawski

I have a copy that I acquired on ebay a few years ago. It is interesting to peruse it every once in a while.

JohnMasterson

mpoplawski wrote:

I have a copy that I acquired on ebay a few years ago. It is interesting to peruse it every once in a while.

Could you see the potential in turning this pen and paper Bond RPG into something more like a Role-Playing Game on the Playstation 3 or Xbox 360? Because apparently other pen and paper RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons had the potential to become video games and they ultimately did.

James Suzuki

i saw it, looked awesome, but i just found it on wikipedia, not on any selling sites

JohnMasterson

xboy614 wrote:

i saw it, looked awesome, but i just found it on wikipedia, not on any selling sites

I believe that Amazon.com's american affiliate website has it. But it is rather pricey though if you want it brand new, since the buyer is asking for $89.95 with an extra $3.99 for shipping and handling!

http://www.amazon.com/James-Bond-007-Playing-Majestys/dp/0912515023/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327722296&sr=8-1

And that's just the basic kit! I have no idea what the more advance Bond pen & paper RPG kits are like!

Also apparently Amazon.com has more of them. They have pen & paper RPGs based on On Her Majesty's Secret Serivce, Goldfinger, You Only Live Twice, Live and Let Die, and The Man with the Golden Gun.

Sir Miles

I have quite a few of these...about a dozen or do...they are ok...they wouldn't translate to a video game though...

canoe2012

I can't believe I forgot I had that game when I was 12! I also had the Q Guide. I guess I should dig them out and get them up on eBay ...

vanguard

How about the one for On Her Majesty's Secret Service? It could be played without a gamemaster. Never did that one myself. Had a look and it seemed a bit novel. Like a choose your own adventure.

Series deliberately changed some plot points from movies like FYEO's secret villain, and the vehicles were mostly 80s cars. They at least had the sense to keep the DBV and explained how any vehicle could be created. Like EON they also couldn't use SPECTRE or Blofeld so they made TAROT and Scorpios, a bit lame. Goldfinger II was sort of interesting. YOLT did not sequelize well though. Loved the hero points and role playing seductions of Pussy Galore, and the combat system was interesting. Sad this went by wayside around 86/87. Has anyone tried to make the adventures for the other films they did not make like FRWL, TB, DAF, TSWLM, or MR, or the subsequent films after AVTAK? Would be interested to know why Victory Games didn't do FRWL in particular.